Owen and Mzee, the Glossary
Owen and Mzee are a hippopotamus and an Aldabra giant tortoise, respectively, that attracted media attention after forming an unusual bond of friendship.[1]
Table of Contents
14 relations: Aldabra giant tortoise, Bamburi, Craig Hatkoff, Female, Haller Park (Kenya), Hippopotamus, Jeanette Winter, Manhattan, Off-Broadway, Roger S. H. Schulman, Shrek, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Swahili language, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
- 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- Animal duos
- Environment of Kenya
- Individual animals in Kenya
Aldabra giant tortoise
The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and genus Aldabrachelys.
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Bamburi
Bamburi, from the local bantu words "Ba" (People) and "Mburi" (Goat), is a commercial, industrial and local electoral, administrative and a tourist and residential area on the Kenyan north-coast which extends from the coastline on the Indian Ocean to the surrounding middle and low-income settlements on the mainland.
Craig Hatkoff
Craig M. Hatkoff (born March 19, 1954) is an American real estate investor from New York City.
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Female
An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction.
Haller Park (Kenya)
Haller Park is a nature park in Bamburi, Mombasa, on the Kenyan coast.
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Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus (hippopotamuses or hippopotami; Hippopotamus amphibius), also shortened to hippo (hippos), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Jeanette Winter
Jeanette Winter is an American author and illustrator.
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Manhattan
Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.
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Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive.
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Roger S. H. Schulman
Roger S. H. Schulman is an American screenwriter and film producer.
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Shrek
Shrek is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book of the same name by William Steig.
Stanley Wayne Mathis
Stanley Wayne Mathis (born December 1, 1955) is an American actor, singer, and dancer.
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Swahili language
Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands).
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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2–9.3 struck with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
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See also
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck
- Aceh Tsunami Museum
- Apung 1
- Australia Unites: Reach Out to Asia
- Baby 81 incident
- Cycas zeylanica
- Dasavathaaram
- Dina Astita
- Football for Hope
- Hafalan Shalat Delisa
- Higher Ground Project
- Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
- John Chroston
- Library damage resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
- María Belón
- Martunis Sarbini
- Music for Relief
- Of Hands and Hearts
- Operation Garron
- Operation Madad (Indian Navy)
- Operation Structure
- Operation Sumatra Assist
- Operation Unified Assistance
- Owen and Mzee
- Peace Fund
- Rugby Aid
- Running Wild (novel)
- TRINet (India coast)
- The Impossible (2012 film)
- Tilly Smith
- Timeline of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- Tsunami Evaluation Coalition
- Velankanni
- Wave (Deraniyagala book)
- World Cricket Tsunami Appeal
Animal duos
- Amur and Timur
- Belka and Strelka
- Billie and Debbie
- Bummer and Lazarus
- Castor and Pollux (elephants)
- Chuang Chuang and Lin Hui
- Delta and Dawn
- Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan
- Klepetan and Malena
- Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing
- Lucky and Flo
- Megan and Morag
- Monty and Rose
- Owen and Mzee
- Polly and Molly
- Port and Starboard (orcas)
- Punch and Judy (dogs)
- Roy and Silo
- Salt and Sauce
- Salty and Roselle
- Taro and Jiro
- Think Think and Ah Tsai
- Thunder and Bolt
- Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan
- Wang Wang and Fu Ni
- Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua
Environment of Kenya
- African Wildlife Foundation
- Climate of Kenya
- Ecoregions of Kenya
- Elsa the lioness
- Environmental issues in Kenya
- Mara the Lioness
- Mormotomyiidae
- Owen and Mzee
- Water in Kenya
Individual animals in Kenya
- Loonkito
- Owen and Mzee
- Sudan (rhinoceros)
- Tira (zebra)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_and_Mzee
Also known as Mzee (tortoise), Owen (hippopotamus), Owen and Rain.